Written answers

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Drugs in Prisons9. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding for the training and retraining of dogs used in detecting drugs in the prison system; if he is committed to maintaining this service;...

Racial Profiling10. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding racial or ethnic profiling within An Garda Síochána; and the action he will take to prohibit this activity. [19292/14]

Anti-Social Behaviour11. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number, geographic distribution and use of joint policing committees in tackling anti-social behaviour; if additional resources have been...

Data Protection12. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail and publish his strategy and An Garda Síochána action plan addressing the concerns and recommendations arising from...

Proposed Police Authority13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of best practice in other jurisdictions and to enhance transparency and accountability in our policing infrastructure if he will consider...

Commissions of Investigation14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he forward a document which summarises the differences between the Verrimus report and the RITS peer review regarding GSOC bugging; and if he...

Firearms Licences15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change gun licensing laws here; the consultations he has held on the matter; the recommendations from the Garda; and if he will make...

Crime Prevention16. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the issue of rogue traders preying on vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19274/14]

Insolvency Service of Ireland Data17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of personal insolvency arrangements entered in to date under the new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Crime Prevention18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in tackling cyber-crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19068/14]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff20. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources he will give GSOC in view of its planned additional duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19264/14]

Garda Operations21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community clinics set up by An Garda Síochána in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19262/14]

Garda Stations Refurbishment22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his position regarding the suitability of the current Garda station in Clonmel, County Tipperary as an adequate structure to facilitate the...

Garda Investigations23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to receive the report from the Garda authorities on the death of a child (details supplied); and if he does not have such a date,...

Proposed Legislation24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if progress has been made on drawing up the legislation necessary to cover health insurance for the ladies of the Magdalen laundries; the reasons...

Official Engagements25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a replacement Minister was not sent to address the AGSI conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19263/14]

Haddington Road Agreement Review26. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the current Haddington Road review of An Garda Síochána focuses only on resources, staffing, pay and industrial...

Garda Recruitment27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he expects the new Garda recruitment programme to address any deficiency in the strength of the force throughout urban and...

Northern Ireland Issues28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline any draft or preliminary conclusion he has reached regarding the report submitted to him by the Omagh victim support group...

Foreign Military Vessels29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will explain the basis upon which the USS Leyte Gulf, a guided missile cruiser, was docked in Cobh on 14 April 2014....

Foreign Conflicts30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the high casualty rates among UN peacekeeping forces in Darfur; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Passport Application Fees32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a refund of €150 will issue in lieu of passport renewal which was withdrawn in the case of a person (details...

Human Rights Issues33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the case of a person (details supplied) who was sentenced to the death penalty in Abu Dhabi with the UAE...

Foreign Conflicts34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on proposing that there would be a referendum in Ukraine, including Crimea, on the same day as the European...

Passport Application Fees36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reduce the price of the passport express service when delivery is not made within the specified timeframe; and...

Telecommunications Infrastructure37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Government of the USA funded the undercover construction of a mobile...

Passport Services38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding additional services in the passport office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...

Certificate of Irish Heritage39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of certificates of Irish heritage issued since the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement...

Humanitarian Aid40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's humanitarian aid to Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19376/14]

Currency Exchange41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issues being experienced by Venezuelan students here, who previously...

Passports Data42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the renewal date for a new passport is not the date following on from the expiry date but rather the date from...

Tax Code43. To ask the Minister for Finance if the water charges will be subject to VAT; if he will indicate the rate of VAT applicable; if not then the reason for same; and if the EU authorised its...

Illicit Trade in Tobacco44. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to combat the illicit tobacco trade and the measures being put in place in view of the forthcoming plain packaging for tobacco...

Household Charge Collection45. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is lawful for the Revenue Commissioners or the household charge bureau to pursue persons for household charge arrears in the context that there are legal...

Betting Legislation46. To ask the Minister for Finance when the relevant legislation will be enacted to allow betting shops to open on Easter Sunday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19364/14]

Insurance Industry47. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the collapse of Setanta Insurance, if there is access to compensation for persons who have lost out; the safeguards that are in place to prevent...

Departmental Communications48. To ask the Minister for Finance if any telephone calls in or out of his Department are being or ever have been recorded; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Freedom of Information Requests49. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department between 1 January 2013 and 11 April 2014; the number of these requests that relate to...

Tax Code50. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the Exchequer could derive greater benefits through direct taxation from multinationals that are based here; his views that we could extract...

Fuel Rebate Scheme51. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of hauliers currently availing of the rebate scheme for auto diesel; the total amount of the rebate in 2013; his plans to streamline the process;...

Property Taxation Collection52. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the property tax is being withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [18675/14]

Tax Code53. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is his policy to allow for property tax paid by a landlord to be offset as an expense against their tax liability for rental income earned on their...

Central Bank of Ireland54. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on a recent briefing given to the Central Bank of Ireland officials by an economist (details supplied); and the actions that may be taken by...

Tax Collection55. To ask the Minister for Finance if notice of assessment will be provided from the Revenue Commissioners showing non-liability of tax for 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) in...

Vehicle Registration Issues56. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax arrangements that apply in respect of a 32 year old vintage tractor (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tax Reliefs Cost57. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount income tax relief on pensions cost the Exchequer in 2013; and the percentage of that total of relief benefit to each decile of earners from the...

NAMA Portfolio58. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of National Asset Management Agency owned houses and apartments that exist in the four Dublin local authority areas. [18763/14]

Property Taxation Administration59. To ask the Minister for Finance the options open to persons for payment of the local property tax which do not involve any transaction fees or charges; and if a person can pay the tax in cash...

NAMA Operations60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the strategies, policies and the proposed use of resources the National Asset Management Agency will embark upon in the next 12 months; and...

Budget Timetable62. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has decided on a date to bring forward Budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18864/14]

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Data63. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 21 January 2014, if the number of homeowners who have availed of the home renovation incentive to date is...

Mortgage Interest Relief Application64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the proportion of mortgage interest on rented residential property that is tax deductible; if he considers that such a measure...

Fuel Rebate Scheme65. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on transport providers providing the Revenue Commissioners with the invoices for purchases of petrol-diesel on a quarterly basis and as a 2,000 litre...

Tax Reliefs Eligibility66. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason autism assistance dogs do not qualify for tax relief in the way that blindness assistance dogs do; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Tax Exemptions67. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the taxation of childcare income for grandparents who are minding their son's or daughter's children; and if he will make a statement on...

Budget 201568. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the carry over to budget 2015 in respect of the local property tax, changes to the maximum allowable pension fund for tax...

Tax Code69. To ask the Minister for Finance the current situation regarding capital gains tax; if individuals who sell some land and use the proceeds to buy other land, which they are not directly...

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book70. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the report by PwC into the disposal of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation mortgage book, a heavily-redacted copy of which was recently...

Tax Credits76. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 regarding a tax credit. [18984/14]

European Investment Bank Loans77. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of Government borrowing from the European Investment Bank on the State's debt-to-GDP ratio and deficit for each year from 2000 to 2013; and the...

Insurance Industry78. To ask the Minister for Finance if compensation is available to customers of a company (details supplied) who have paid motor insurance premia but who are now effectively without cover; and...

Motor Insurance Regulation79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the regulatory model of the insurance sector in view of the collapse of two firms in the sector within a short period of time; and if...

Insurance Compensation Fund80. To ask the Minister for Finance the current balance on the insurance compensation fund; his views on whether this is adequate to meet all possible claims made upon it; and if he will make a...

Insurance Industry81. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of firms licenced to sell motor and general insurance here; the number that are regulated here for prudential purposes; the number that are...

Universal Social Charge Application82. To ask the Minister for Finance if the additional 3% universal social charge paid by self-employed persons earning over €100,000 expires at the end of 2014; if the budgetary projection...

NAMA Bonds83. To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances which must exist for interest on the National Asset Management Agency subordinated debt to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the...

Motor Insurance Regulation84. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding the collapse of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19176/14]

Fiscal Policy85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate for the current size of the output gap; his views on the implications on same for taxation policy; and if he will make a...

Energy Prices86. To ask the Minister for Finance with reference to the technical assumptions made on page 5 of the Stability Programme April 2014 update, his estimate of the year-on-year percent change for...

Credit Unions87. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the recovering and growing economy and in view of the restricted access to credit from the banking industry, his views on whether the section 35...

Banking Sector88. To ask the Minister for Finance the person who authorised the opening of a bank account in Belfast with reference to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; the person who authorised...

Tax Credits89. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the benefits of tax credits for persons using child care; if such a measure would assist working parents and if he will consider introducing such...

Mortgage Interest Rates90. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the banks pass on ECB interest rate cuts to their variable mortgage holders, as they never have a problem in passing on the increases....

Tax Code91. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there are no flat rate expenses for special needs assistants even though this rate exists for many other workers. [19372/14]

Banking Operations93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will use his influence at State owned banks to encourage them to institute procedures on cash handling and fees payable more suitable to small community...

Tax Collection98. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is paying the correct taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19414/14]

Insurance Industry100. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure a smooth transition for customers of Setanta Insurance and all the other policy holders to another insurer or to assist in...

Property Taxation Administration104. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 27 November 2013, if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to contact the person in question to confirm that...

Tax Code105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in detail the taxation treatment of lump sum payments due to public servants, semi-State employees and other employees, who retire in 2014;...

Central Bank of Ireland106. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the assurance given, if he will confirm that he has the authority to determine the amount of bonds, which at present total €25 billion and...

Tax Forms107. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was sent a claim form No. 54 by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tax Code109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the rates of excise duty or VAT charged on home heating oil due to the continued increases in the price of this product which are...

Tax Credits111. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have any discretion on the application of the four year limit on persons claiming tax credits; and if he will make a statement on...

Property Taxation Data112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list by county and local authority area the number of properties valued at over €1 million for the purpose of the local property tax. [19600/14]

Betting Regulations113. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of licenced betting offices here during each of the past five years. [19632/14]

Tax Code114. To ask the Minister for Finance under the tax agreements with the United Kingdom, the obligation an Irish citizen residing in Ireland has to pay the USC to the Irish Revenue Commissioners on...

Tax Credits115. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is in receipt of one parent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19644/14]

Banking Operations117. To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish regulated banks have indemnity bonds on loans for principal private residences and/or buy-to-let properties which are paid by the banks themselves or...

Living City Initiative118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the living city initiative; when it will become operational for relevant properties in Cork; and if he will make a statement...

Mortgage Schemes119. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional measures he is considering to assist and prioritise first-time home buyers over investors when purchasing property. [19655/14]

Property Taxation Collection121. To ask the Minister for Finance if residents with a pyrite level 2 building condition assessment certificate exempting them from the local property tax are covered for the full amount of the...

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme122. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding rebates in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19701/14]

Vehicle Registration Issues123. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will accept a fresh application for a VRT exemption certificate from a person (details supplied) which will include fresh...

Property Taxation Collection125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the Revenue Commissioners to stop enforcement action seeking €200 in household charge arrears from a person (details supplied)...

VAT Rate Application127. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT on defibrillators (details supplied) will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19723/14]

Teacher Redeployment128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances under which a teacher who has had dismissal proceedings brought against them may be redeployed using the panel system. [18533/14]

School Enrolments Data129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide map based information regarding the location of primary schools nationwide; if the map will state the number of mainstream...

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for refund of field trip expenses for the academic year 2013-2014 will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in...

State Examinations131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a student (details supplied) in County Cork who does not have access to a reader for forthcoming State exams and a...

Special Educational Needs Courses132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for promoting special needs assistant courses when persons cannot get on the panel which is the requirement to get a job; and if he...

State Examinations133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has not been assigned a reader for their exams; the way they can get one in view of their...

School Uniforms137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the survey of parents by school boards on uniforms; if his attention has been drawn to the number of schools that...

Youthreach Programme Funding138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual budget for the Youthreach programme in each of the years 2008 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Youthreach Programme Funding142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training, travel, accommodation and meal allowance payable to Youthreach participants for those aged under 18 years and above 18 years in...

Special Educational Needs Services Provision144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants will be trained up in the PEC and ABA learning system for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on...

Autism Support Services145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to introducing teaching assistants into the classroom in addition to special needs assistants, who could possibly...

Teaching Qualifications146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the picture exchange communication system, which has been proven to be very beneficial for children with autism could be more widely used and...

School Curriculum147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when and which leaving certificate subjects were last revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18892/14]

State Examinations148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to ensure no future mistakes will occur on leaving certificate papers which has previously happened; and if he...

Health Promotion Issues149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the implementation of guidelines in promoting mental health in primary schools; and if he will make a statement...

Education and Training Boards Establishment150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include representatives of community education in the new education and training boards structure; and if he will make a statement...

Teaching Qualifications151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who have participated in the professional diploma in mathematics for teaching announced by his Department in May 2012; and...

Physical Education155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procurement and tendering procedures used by the PDST in determining what tablets were to be used on the Department's initiative Points for...

Education Fees Waiver157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the Quality &amp; Qualifications Ireland, if the Cork City Network of FETAC Quality Assured Community Education Providers will...

School Textbooks Rental Scheme158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the budget 2014 school book rental scheme grant fund to schools that currently have a book rental scheme and wish to purchase...

School Accommodation160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will have extra accommodation provided to meet the population needs of the area; and if he will...

Sport and Recreational Development161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide capital funding for Adamstown Community College, Lucan, County Dublin for the purposes of providing a sports hall, and the...

School Transport Eligibility163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department is asking the parents of a special needs student (details supplied) in County Westmeath to pay transport costs to a...

State Examinations164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reversing the decision to not make an access reader available to a special needs student who will sit the leaving certificate...

Employment Support Services165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/14]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new €200 financial contribution to the post-leaving certificate programmes was introduced in the last budget; if his Department...

Schools Building Projects Status168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction on a school (details supplied) in County Wexford will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19071/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider amending the student grant criteria to ensure that cases (details supplied) do not arise in the future especially when they...

School Enrolments170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Wicklow and Greystones Educate Together primary schools will form part of the new Educate Together secondary school in Bray, County Wicklow;...

School Transport Provision172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the measures he will put in place to provide for the transport of children to school in County Donegal by a company (details supplied)...

School Costs173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to ensure that costs to send a child to school are kept to a minimum (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...

Education and Training Boards Issues174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the position regarding integrating the community training centres into the education and training boards (details supplied) in respect...

School Staffing Appeals Mechanism175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the position regarding a school that had 85 pupils on its roll last September and consequently lost a class teacher because the school...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the financial benefit to the State if there was a freeze on the pupil-teacher ratio for the 2014-15 year; and if he will make a...

Special Educational Needs Services Provision178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 15 April 2014 if he will provide details of the person who specifically gave him the advice that...

Teaching Council of Ireland179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 15 April 2014 if he will provide a date on which section 39 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 will be...

Special Educational Needs Services Provision180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 15 April 2014 in view of his confirmation that over 500 autism spectrum disorder units were opened...

Special Education Review184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether his Department has previously declined or ignored invitations from the Psychological Society of Ireland's division of behaviour analysis...

Special Educational Needs Services Provision186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that the Special Education Support Service advised teachers and his Department that teachers providing applied behaviour...

Special Educational Needs Staffing188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a temporary principal can be brought in to cover a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19168/14]

Schools Building Projects Applications189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for funding in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19172/14]

School Staffing190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the projected need for an additional 4,000 teachers; and if he will make a statement on...

Third Level Fees191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any grant assistance available for students wishing to undertake a PhD; and if he will outline all funding options available. [19207/14]

Schools Building Projects Status192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a proposed new school (details supplied); if the design work has been completed; when building work is expected...

School Accommodation193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for extra accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [19219/14]

School Staffing195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow is oversubscribed to fill two classes of junior infants, but the school has capacity for a third...

Educational Disadvantage196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the ongoing funding from the Christian Brothers for the Cork Life Centre has come to an end;...

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland are seeking the recoupment of a grant from a person (details supplied) in County Mayo on the basis...

Student Grant Scheme Appeals198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...

Special Educational Needs Services Provision199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis upon which the Health Service Executive has asked Clonmel Covers to devise a calm room for special schools and units for pupils with...

Autism Support Services200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the supports available for persons with autism when they finish school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19357/14]

School Establishment201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on developing new schools in the Cork city, Douglas and Carrigaline areas; if Rochestown will be considered as a possible...

Special Educational Needs Services Provision202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received policy advice from the National Council for Special Education on the reclassification of Down's syndrome as a low-incidence...

School Curriculum203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which the curriculum for history taught in our schools is drawn up and the way that history is verified to be accurate; and how...

Third Level Fees204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he will receive the Higher Education Authority report on the practices currently operated by individual higher education...

Departmental Funding207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 6 February 2014, the organisations in receipt of departmental funding that are subject to a service...

Schools Building Projects Status208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary that has applied for major capital funding; the timeframe for completion...

Apprenticeship Programmes209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has personally met with representatives of the TEEU to discuss the introduction of apprenticeship fees. [19518/14]

SOLAS Administration210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the five-year strategy for SOLAS will be published. [19521/14]

School Management211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the complaints procedure for parents who wish to complain about certain actions of a board of management in a school; and if he will make a...

Schools Inspections212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the cost of inspections of educational institutions during 2012 and 2013. [19598/14]

State Examinations Reviews213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration that was given to the recommendations of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and the opinions of the teaching...

Autism Support Services214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact date in 2006 that Model A was no longer part of his Department policy on autism; the job title of the person whose position it was to...

Departmental Legal Cases217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the change of policy regarding Model A was ever communicated to the State's legal team in a case (details supplied); and the date on which...

School Funding218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to promote shared reading programmes in primary schools; if grants have been put in place to support the development of...

Architectural Heritage219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 21 January 2014, if he will indicate when the information will be provided. [19000/14]

Local Authority Assets220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a piece of no-man's land beside an estate (details supplied) in County Dublin which Fingal County Council has...

Climate Change Policy221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in regard to his recent statement that climate change deniers need to be swept aside, if he is aware that everyone accepts that the...

Architectural Heritage222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that one of the projects he is funding under the auspices of the decade of commemorations...

Flood Relief Schemes Funding223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding funding for the Arklow flood defence scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19474/14]

Construction Contracts224. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will expedite the process of finalising panels of adjudicators to get the adjudication process under way for contractors who are...

Public Sector Pensions Data225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons in receipt of two or more pensions from the State and the cumulative value per annum paid to these persons. [18622/14]

Garda Stations Closures226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the current position of Ardagh Garda station, County Longford. [18632/14]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 11 March 2014, the position in relation to a project (details supplied) in County Clare;...

Flood Relief Schemes Applications229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in relation to a flood alleviation project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Severe Weather Events Response230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received a report from his officials on the damage to Reendonegan Lake, County Cork following the storms earlier in the year...

Garda Stations Closures231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received expressions of interest from any State bodies to use a former Garda station (details supplied); if he will confirm...

Flood Prevention Measures232. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will be responsible for flood management along the culverted Swan river in Dublin following the transfer...

Freedom of Information Legislation234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify a situation regarding freedom of information and a proposal from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Public Sector Staff Remuneration236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) concerning an issue of salary scales. [19297/14]

Flood Prevention Measures237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will repair a sluice gate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and when the work will be carried out. [19305/14]

Inland Waterways Maintenance238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the cleaning of the Brown Flesk river. [19320/14]

Flood Prevention Measures239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of previous studies carried out by the Office of Public Works into flooding at Ballycar Lough, near...

Public Sector Reform Implementation240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there has been any analysis undertaken on the time it takes Civil Service employees to speak to a person in PeoplePoint or on the...

Sports Facilities Provision244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any GAA club is currently using the old Garda playing pitch in the Phoenix Park since the Garda GAA team moved to its new facility in...

Flood Relief Measures245. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in view of recent flooding problems, it is intended to carry out remedial works to release water from the lough in Ramolin, near...

Departmental Agencies247. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to formally acknowledge the contribution and impact made by Shannon Development during its 55 years of work in the region;...

Small and Medium Enterprises Development248. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has engaged with successful indigenous Kerry companies (details supplied) to learn from their approach in order to see if it can...

Industrial Development249. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department has explored ways that Ireland can benefit more from the automotive industry, if he sees further opportunity for us...

IDA Supports250. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will establish a task force to secure replacement use for an empty facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...

Industrial Development251. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views that the Irish economy may be becoming overly dependent on the IT-tech sector, if he is concerned about possible future...

International Agreements252. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the major consequences for small coffee producers and agricultural farmers in Colombia whose...

Work Permit Applications253. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a work permit application in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 will be granted in view of their residency here...

Enterprise Ireland Initiatives254. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the recent event, Ones to Watch: Connecting Irish Innovation to UK Industry, hosted by Enterprise Ireland as part...

Unfair Dismissals255. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the average current waiting time for a person to have his or her case for unfair dismissal heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal or...

Industrial Relations Issues257. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of pension-related disputes involving employer attempts to close or alter defined benefit schemes currently before the...

Employment Rights Issues258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the context of the transport industry and, specifically, with regard to the use of tacograph records as an acceptable means of time...

Microenterprise Loan Fund Expenditure259. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of microfinance that has been approved to date; the number of applications and if he will provide a breakdown per region;...

Foreign Direct Investment260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policy and strategy to develop a more balanced division of foreign direct investment, FDI, to the areas outside the main urban...

Proposed Legislation262. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce measures in primary or secondary legislation to define the use of the term "accountant" in order to introduce...

Enterprise Ireland-Supported Companies263. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated gross contribution of Enterprise Ireland-supported companies to the GDP output of the economy; and if he will make a...

Consumer Protection267. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to bring forward proposals including regulations and-or legislation to address the issue of individuals and groups targeting...

Work Permit Applications268. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the fact that green card permit holders must pay the full permit fee again when their passports...

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports269. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications that have been granted under the credit guarantee scheme, CGS, since...

Departmental Agencies272. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of all offices currently under the aegis of his Department. [19380/14]

Unemployment Levels275. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the approach his Department and the Industrial Development Authority have in place to tackle the severe unemployment rates in the east...

Gambling Legislation276. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of hours a betting office is legally allowed to single-man a shop for. [19628/14]

Health and Safety Regulations277. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all betting offices licensed here have produced a written risk assessment on single-manning as they are obliged to under section 19...

Pension Provisions278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps that companies who wish to establish in the State have to take in order to comply with the national pension policy; if they are obliged to...

Defined Benefit Pension Schemes279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of defined benefit pension schemes currently in deficit and the amount. [18761/14]

Education and Training Provision280. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if as outlined in the Irish Youth Guarantee Plan published on 29 January 2014, her plans to reduce the minimum duration of unemployment required for...

Rent Supplement Scheme Data281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of rent supplement here; the number that have been in reciept of rent supplement for longer than 12...

Death Certificates Issues282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible for a person to apply for a modified version of the cause of death to be entered on a death certificate of a relative, for...

Community Services Programme283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason she is withdrawing support for a community services programme (details supplied). [18532/14]

Social Welfare Payments Administration284. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the delay in issuing arrears relating to social welfare payments granted on appeal. [18541/14]

Carer's Allowance Applications285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...

Disability Allowance Appeals286. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Household Budget Facility287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the position on section 290 and the concerns of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (details supplied); and if she will make...

Farm Assist Scheme Appeals288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...

Carer's Allowance Appeals289. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange to expedite a decision on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...

Disability Allowance Appeals291. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a disability allowance now under appeal will be expedited and approved; and if a supplementary allowance will be approved in...

Carer's Allowance Appeals292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [18637/14]

Community Welfare Services294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an arrangement exists whereby patients who require transport to attend a hospital appointment may apply to the community welfare officer for...

Invalidity Pension Eligibility295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which invalidity pension was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement...

Household Benefits Scheme296. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which a payment and-or support is available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent support will be made available in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Social Welfare Appeals Issues298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection notwithstanding her replies to previous parliamentary questions, the extent to which the deciding officer in her Department has had sight of the...

Guardian's Payment Appeals299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection notwithstanding her replies to previous Parliamentary Questions in the matter of entitlement to guardianship payment in the case of a person...

Carer's Allowance Eligibility300. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...

EU Funding301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when her Department will begin to administer the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived; the forms of assistance that will be available; and if...

Mortgage Interest Supplement Data302. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form for the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014, the number of persons in receipt of mortgage interest supplement...

Aftercare Services303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm (details supplied) if €14 million is being spent every year and if the 6,000 places available are actually being taken...

Carer's Allowance Appeals304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on...

Child Benefit Eligibility305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the children's allowance to cover all children up to and including 18 years of age who remain in full-time, second...

Carer's Allowance Appeals306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [18730/14]

Work Placement Programmes307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility criteria for the Gateway programme; if it is envisaged that persons on disability allowance will gain work with local authorities as...

Social Welfare Appeals Delays308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, as same has been...

Departmental Expenditure309. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount her Department spent on the State pension in 2013. [18764/14]

Disability Allowance Appeals314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if disability allowance now under appeal will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [18789/14]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the provision likely to be made for the payment of one-parent family allowance which has been discontinued in the case of a person (details...

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments316. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum allowable rent and rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that their rent has...

Social Welfare Payments Administration318. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details on the number of social welfare payments made through Lettermacaward Post Office; and if she will make a statement on...

Civil Registration Data319. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of stillbirths recorded at the Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths in each year since 1995 and the number of stillbirths recorded...

Disability Allowance Appeals320. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the specific date when an oral hearing will be scheduled in respect of a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in...

National Internship Scheme Funding324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual budget of the JobBridge programme in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18846/14]

National Internship Scheme Data330. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons aged 18-24 years who have participated in the JobBridge programme to date; and if she will make a statement on the...

National Internship Scheme Eligibility336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details on jobBridge for disadvantaged youth referred to in the Irish youth guarantee plan published on 29 January 2014; the way...

Invalidity Pension Appeals338. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [18871/14]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if one parent family allowance or equivalent by way of basic social welfare payment will be approved in the interim in the case of a person (details...

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a domiciliary care allowance application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make...

Departmental Bodies Establishment343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects the Pension Charges Working Group, set up to initiate actions that followed up on the Report on Pension Charges will be...

Social Welfare Schemes345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the changes she has made to the means testing of the rural social scheme and farm assist schemes since coming in to...

State Pensions Reform346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual saving being achieved in 2014 arising from the reduction in payment of State pension to persons who do not have an average of 48...

Invalidity Pension Appeals350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on a invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...

Disability Allowance Applications352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a long-standing disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will...

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a file will be forwarded to the appeals office in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...

Disability Allowance Appeals354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on...

Voluntary Work Option356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding facilitating volunteering (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19134/14]

Black Economy Issues357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the issue of persons in the black economy undermining legitimate self-employed businesses; and if she will make a statement on...

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a policy within the community welfare section of her Department that applicants for rent allowance must have been assessed as eligible...

Community Welfare Services359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Social Welfare Appeals Issues360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 27 March 2014, if she will accept a late appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [19240/14]

Live Register Data363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons aged 62 and over currently on the live register who are exempt from activation measures; and if she will make a statement on...

Pension Provisions364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the implications for persons who take time out of the workforce to undertake caring duties of the plan to move to a total-contributions approach to...

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on jobseeker's allowance who have had their allowance reduced as a result of penalties imposed by her Department; if she will...

Pension Provisions366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason she is not prepared to implement the LCR 19293 for the provision of a pension for community employment supervisors; if she will provide...

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the new professional masters in education is excluded from the back to education allowance scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the...

Departmental Investigations370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress in relation to confidential files found on top of a litter bin (details supplied); and if any conclusions have been drawn; and if she...

Social Welfare Appeals Issues371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Pension Provisions372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the current qualifying conditions (details supplied) for a State pension contributory do not discriminate against working...

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent supplement in relation to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19493/14]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a domiciliary care allowance application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make...

Pension Provisions375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of deferred members in defined benefit pension schemes and defined contribution pension schemes in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; the...

Private Rented Accommodation Provision376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 15 April 2014, if she will be receiving a report from her Department regarding its engagements with...

Irish Aviation Superannuation Scheme377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos 324 and 325, if she has received a reply from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to...

Social Welfare Benefits Data378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons employed under the back to work scheme in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [19530/14]

Community Employment Schemes Data381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons employed under community employment schemes in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the number of persons employed as...

Carer's Allowance Eligibility385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Disability Allowance Applications386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when disability allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...

Pension Provisions387. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that UK former employees of Aer Lingus and Aer Rianta, members of the IASS will have their pension entitlements fully protected...

Pensions Legislation390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to any implications on the Irish airlines superannuation scheme arising from the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2)...

Carer's Allowance Appeals392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will...

Social Welfare Appeals Status395. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will communicate with the appeals office to ensure that a decision is arrived at at an early date in respect of a person (details supplied)...

National Parks Projects399. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason he ordered a wide ranging review of the countries six national parks; if he is considering privatisation of these parks;...

Heritage Centres400. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he expects to appoint an expert committee drawn from the National Cultural Institutions and other city institutions to advise on...

Departmental Funding402. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the language, cultural organisations, cultural groups and individual artists that have received funding from Roinn na Gaeltachta in...

Flood Damage Repairs403. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons for delays in ensuring that repairs are carried out to a protected structure which was damaged by floods (details...

Arts in Education Charter404. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made to date under each of the eight commitments in the Arts in Education Charter; and if he will make a statement on...

National Gallery407. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the National Gallery of Ireland removed the magnolia trees just inside their Merrion Square entrance; and if he will make...

Comóradh 1916408. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an mbeidh an t-ionad eolais ag Teach an Phiarsaigh, Ros Muc, tógtha in am do chomóradh 100 bliain Éirí Amach...

Irish Language Issues409. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that by lifting the European Council derogation on Irish in Europe between 183 and 188...

Badger Population411. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will conduct a survey of the badger population in view of the evidence of an alarming drop in numbers. [19345/14]

Flood Prevention Measures412. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the reopening of the Royal Canal towpath from Jones Road to Drumcondra Road which has been closed for...

Turbary Rights413. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will ensure that where his Department enters an agreement to purchase bog holdings the owner thereof will be paid immediately...

Seal Culls414. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on seal culls as the amount of fish stock that is being destroyed every day by the over population of seals is outrageous....

National Monuments415. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the restoration work for Dunsany Cross in Dunsany, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the...

Gorse Burning416. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding his plans to review the 1 March deadline for gorse burning; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Angling Charges419. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is proposed that anglers will be charged for their hobby as a result of the new draft IFI proposals; and if he will...

Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility420. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a scheme in place designed to support those who do not qualify for the warmer homes scheme but who cannot...

Salmon Fishing Licences422. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider reinstating all salmon draft net fishing licences for previous licence holders in County Kerry; and...

Post Office Network423. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total number of post offices here that have closed each year, from 2007 to date; and if he will make a statement on...

Broadband Services Provision424. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding broadband; and if he will make a statement on...

Television Licence Fee Payments425. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are any provisions to allow for a partial refund of a TV licence fee where the licensee was in possession of a...

Communications Mast426. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 11 February 2014, if he will facilitate a face-to-face meeting with both...

Broadband Services Provision427. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a timeframe for the roll-out of high speed fibre cable broadband in the Kerry Pike area of County...

Petroleum and Gas Exploration428. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has any plans to change the law to ensure that Ireland does not sell off any oil venture; and if he will make a...

Wind Energy Generation430. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the process surrounding Bord Na Móna's market soundings from May 2013 pertaining to the development of a clean...

Radio Broadcasting Issues434. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views regarding digital radio dab (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19241/14]

Internet Pornography435. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on introducing legislation to block children from accessing adult Internet sites on their smart phones; and if...

Television Licence Fee Collection436. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on introducing a seasonal TV licence for a period of three to four months for owners of mobile and holiday...

Post Office Network438. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 27 March 2014, when he expects a detailed response will issue; and if he...

Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit439. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider including city and county councils, and voluntary housing bodies as part of the Private Residency...

Water Charges Introduction440. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if water charges will be imposed on persons who have sourced their own water supply; and if he will make a statement on...

Local Development Companies Administration441. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reform the operation of LDCs; his reasons for this reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Construction Products Regulation443. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 8 April 2014, the industry sources his Department made contact with to assess...

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status445. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 379 of 22 October 2013, if he will provide an update on the matter. [18640/14]

Departmental Websites447. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that his Department’s website www.environ.ie and related microsites that is ruralireland.ie...

Anti-Social Behaviour449. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the remedies available to local authority tenants who are subject to ongoing harassment and...

Planning Issues450. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy on the duty of local authorities to enforce the terms and conditions of planning approvals granted by An Bord...

Motor Tax Collection452. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the tax arrangements that apply in respect of a 32 year old vintage tractor (details supplied) in County Longford; and if...

Local Authority Housing Application Numbers453. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons or families currently on the social housing waiting lists in the four Dublin local authorities and...

Redundancy Payments454. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when an enhanced redundancy package application will be paid to persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [18776/14]

Local Authority Housing Provision455. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be provided to regenerate housing (details supplied) Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the...

Local Authority Functions456. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans he proposes to take on foot of the report of the Working Group on Citizen Engagement with Local Government; when...

Election Management System457. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which blind persons may exercise their right to vote in an independent manner; and if he will make a statement...

Foreshore Licence Applications458. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Sligo has been waiting over seven months for their application to be...

Water Meters Installation459. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the installation of water meters by Irish Water, the reason meters are not being installed inside the...

Social and Affordable Housing Provision464. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that a person who has received notification from a building society that their mortgage is...

Traveller Accommodation466. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action the Department can take in order to prevent an illegal Traveller encampment, details supplied, in County...

Leader Programmes Funding467. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money available for projects under the Leader programme 2007-2013; the total spend to date on...

Emergency Accommodation Numbers473. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons and families experiencing homelessness who were housed in hotels and bed and breakfasts paid for by...

Rental Accommodation Scheme Data474. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently part of the rental accommodation scheme; and the annual cost of this scheme. [19139/14]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision475. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that local authorities have commenced and completed building respectively since...

Planning Issues477. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take in respect of officials in Donegal County Council or others, involved in wrongdoing, in view of...

Flood Prevention Measures479. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has assumed responsibility for the culverted Swan River in Dublin; and if not, if his Department or the...

Water Charges Administration480. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give consideration to the introduction of a small grant scheme for community-environmental group water...

Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation483. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when residents may expect to be reimbursed by the Pyrite Resolution Board for the moneys paid for a building condition...

Building Regulations Qualifications484. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 if 3 April 2014, if there is an interim scheme in place to allow candidates...

Building Regulations Application485. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the new Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and in particular the new requirements regarding...

Water Services Provision486. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the National Water Study Volume 1 (2000) where WS Atkins Ireland stated that there was poor record...

Housing Issues487. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give assurances that his Department will make funding available that Tuath Housing carry out the long overdue...

Commercial Rates Issues488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address the fact that the approach of local authorities to the issue of rates on vacant premises can vary...

Community Development Projects491. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of community groups-organisations currently in receipt of Department funding; if such...

Waste Management492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to waste management targets, if he is satisfied that progress is being achieved on the reduction of waste...

Foreshore Licence Applications497. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update of details of the plans, permissions and consents issued to develop the proposed Emerald...

Dublin Cemeteries Committee498. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reform the Dublin Cemeteries Committee Act 1970. [19522/14]

Private Residential Tenancies Board499. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 15 April 2014, if he will provide details of the terms of reference for the...

Water Quality500. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions he will take in consultation with local authorities and Irish Water to redress one of the findings of the...

Local Authority Housing Maintenance501. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that boundary fencing provided by Sligo Borough Council and funded by his...

Road Safety502. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to ensuring that gaps in legislation regarding quad bikes will be addressed from the perspective of open...

Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration503. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out a cost benefit analysis of the rental accommodation scheme and the long-term leasing...

Private Rented Accommodation Standards505. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the receivership regime to establish protections for tenants whose landlords go into receivership; and...

Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration506. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on all rental accommodation scheme and leasing tenancies across each local authority including the rents...

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status507. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant funding in respect of a water network (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...

Climate Change Policy508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will explain the way the transition to a low-carbon economy by 2050 will be achieved without specific targets as...

Register of Electors509. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislation governing the inspection and making available of a marked copy of the electoral register used respectively...

Building Regulations Application511. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to new building regulations, the process in place to allow existing long term practitioners to be certified by...

Local Authority Finances513. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant permission to Kilrush Town Council to utilise its own resources, which have been saved in a capital fund...

Irish Water Remit514. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has within its responsibility all waste water facilities and sewage treatment plants; and if he will make a...

Seaweed Harvesting Licences516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of seaweed harvesting licences issued to date; the fees charged for these licences; the duration of these...

Planning Issues517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if quarries that commenced activities before the 1 October 1964 and were subsequently deemed by the appropriate local...

Flood Relief Schemes Funding518. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total funds allocated by his Department for storm and flood damage in the past six months; if he will provide in...

Local Authority Housing Mortgages519. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority mortgages currently in existence; the total value of local authority mortgages outstanding;...

Local Authority Housing523. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on...

House Prices524. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18573/14]

UN Conventions525. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the UN Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities; the progress being made in accelerating this process; and if he...

Syrian Conflict526. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Irish Government will accept 100 Syrian war refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19376/14]

Building Regulations Application527. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the common areas of some building schemes, for example, apartment blocks built up to 20 years...

Refugee Appeals Tribunal Decisions528. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the method and criteria used in the appointment, not initial selection, of members to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in November 2013 and March...

Immigrant Investor Programme Data529. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of applicants under the immigrant investor scheme; the total number accepted to date; and if he will make a statement on the...

Freedom of Information Requests531. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department between 1 January 2013 and 11 April 2014; the number of these requests...

Asylum Applications532. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for interview in respect of their application for asylum; and if he will...

Proposed Legislation533. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any change in the law is planned or envisaged in relation to the poor box system in the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Start-up Entrepreneur Programme535. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of applicants and number of successful applicants for the start-up entrepreneur programme to date; and if he will make a...

Asylum Applications536. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate notwithstanding his reply to a previous parliamentary question in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan;...

Residency Permits537. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare notwithstanding his reply to previous parliamentary questions; if...

Asylum Applications538. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...

Residency Permits539. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a...

Deportation Orders540. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to determination of eligibility for residency-naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...

Residency Permits541. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality notwithstanding his response to a previous parliamentary question in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Clare who appear to be of a...

Legislative Measures545. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements in place to inform members of An Garda Síochána of the enactment of new legislation, such as in the area of road...

Garda Reports546. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 10 April 2014, the reasons for not having figures available for the recent Operation Learner Driver,...

Court Poor Box547. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown, based on each court district, of the number of drivers in each month of 2014 to date who have appeared in court...

Garda Reports548. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 185 and 186 of 20 February 2014, if the information he undertook to supply is now to hand. [18680/14]

Garda Transport Data549. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles assigned to the Garda station in Craughwell, County Galway during the month of March 2012, March 2013, and March 2014...

Proposed Legislation550. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on assisted decision making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18732/14]

Anti-Social Behaviour551. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the remedies available to households that are subject to ongoing harassment and intimidation from neighbours, which is an ongoing social issue;...

Commissions of Investigation552. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on concerns expressed about the fitness for purpose of legislative provisions (details supplied) regarding the commission of...

Appointments to State Boards553. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 741 of 25 March 2014, if he will provide an indicative timetable for the appointment of the other board...

Residency Permits554. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, having regard to the time spent in this jurisdiction in full employment over the past 12 years, if he will consider the basis for...

Naturalisation Applications555. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if...

Residency Permits556. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which assessment of application for Stamp 4 update has progressed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and...

Student Visas Applications558. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action to be taken by a leaving certificate student (details supplied) whose visa expires in August, in order to remain here and pursue third...

Garda Recruitment559. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Garda recruitment campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/14]

Domestic Violence Refuges560. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the funding allocations from his Department for women's aid services in each county in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to...

Citizenship Applications561. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the cost of obtaining Irish citizenship for EEA residents is so excessive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18829/14]

Personal Insolvency Practitioners562. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a legal requirement on personal insolvency practitioners to charge a set fee to clients; the amount of the fee; if PIPs are allowed...

Garda Recruitment563. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in regard to the recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána the expected time frame for new recruits to commence training in...

Joint Policing Committees Remit564. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with respect to the establishments of joint policing committees in the context of the new local authority municipal districts, his plans, if any,...

Naturalisation Applications565. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding eligibility for naturalisation-stamp 4 in the interim in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...

Residency Permits568. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a application for a residency card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will...

Naturalisation Applications569. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the updated position in regard to examination and determination of residency/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a...

Garda Misconduct Allegations571. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to allegations of policing misconduct made by Afri in relation to the Corrib Gas Project, North Mayo; if he will...

Human Trafficking572. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the national action plan on combatting human trafficking; when same will be published; and if he will make a...

Crime Prevention574. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a link up between his Department, An Garda Síochána and taxi authorities regarding combating crime against taxi drivers;...

Garda Vetting of Personnel575. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the regulations for Garda vetting to ensure vetting is portable for a two year period thus reducing waiting times and...

Legal Services Regulation576. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if staff employed in the Law Society will be transferred to the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority or elsewhere as a result of the Legal...

Judicial Reviews577. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 13 February 2014, the position regarding the status of the outstanding information as requested....

Garda Expenditure578. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 25 March 2014, if he will now make available the cost of the policing operation for the European...

Visa Applications579. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if in the case of a visa applicant with a physical disability, if their physical disability is a consideration when assessing if the applicant...

Commissions of Investigation580. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish the Commission of Investigation report of Grainne McMorrow SC into the death in 2007 of a person (details supplied) in...

Proposed Legislation581. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce legislation in relation to the height of trees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19260/14]

Spent Convictions Legislation582. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill will come before Dail Éireann and be debated and voted on; his view on spent convictions...

Gender Balance Issues583. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the gender pay gap, which has increased to 14.4%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12173/14]

Ministerial Meetings584. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will agree to meet the families of the Omagh victim support group; if he will support the call for a full cross-Border public inquiry; and...

Garda Deployment585. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Clondalkin station, Dublin 22 for each of the past five years; the latest available numbers; his...

Judicial Appointments586. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of specialist judges currently assigned to deal with cases arising from the Insolvency Service of Ireland; the number of cases that...

Garda Recruitment587. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an applicant who fails the fitness test for entry as a recruit; if the person can reapply; and if he will make a statement...

Traveller Community588. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will implement the recommendations of the report that was presented to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in relation to...

Garda Investigations589. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 4 March 2014, if he will respond to further information (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Garda Transport Expenditure590. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding for the purchase of additional Garda vans; the number of Garda vans that were withdrawn from the fleet in the years...

Courts Service591. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the collection of fines by the Courts Service of Ireland for 2011, 2012 and 2013, the number of fines that were collected as...

Garda Investigations592. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 10 April 2014, if he will deal with the issue being posed that new information has come to light...

EU Directives593. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland is not complying with the EU reception directive which provides for minimum conditions for asylum seekers, including the...

Proposed Legislation595. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the submission made to him relative to AdVIC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19479/14]

Departmental Funding596. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if organisations in receipt of Department funding and bound by a service level agreement are subject to a clause prohibiting the use of funding...

Proposed Legislation597. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for legislation on prostitution following the publication of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on prostitution in...

Asylum Applications598. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...

Naturalisation Applications599. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who wishes to apply for naturalisation but whose...

Garda Recruitment600. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to concerns regarding the recruitment process for full-time positions in An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [19544/14]

Garda Deployment602. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which best policing practices remain available throughout the country notwithstanding the economies arising from commitment...

Garda Resources603. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which upgrade of IT remains available to An Garda Síochána with particular reference to the need to maintain a...

Crime Prevention605. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he and his Department have examined policing practices and structures in other jurisdictions with a view to availing of the...

Prisoner Releases606. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners on parole of short, medium or long duration in each of the past six years to date; and if he will make a statement on the...

Prisoner Data607. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners currently deemed to have absconded in each of the past six years to date; the number recaptured; the number still at...

Garda Strength608. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current strength of An Garda Síochána; the extent to which the numbers have fluctuated in each of the past seven years to date; and...

Prisoner Data611. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total prison population at present; the extent to which the numbers have fluctuated in the past ten years to date; and if he will make a...

Garda Transport Provision612. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the Garda transport fleet has been updated on an annual basis since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Crime Data613. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which persons remanded on bail have been noted to re-offend in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement...

Judicial Appointments615. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial vacancies at District Court, Circuit Court and higher courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19588/14]

Prison Accommodation Provision616. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate or sufficient prison spaces are available to meet requirements at the present time; and if he will make a statement...

Crime Investigation617. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which progress is reported in respect of ongoing investigation into the various so-called cold cases; if new evidence continues to...

State Pathologists618. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he continues to remain satisfied regarding the availability of resources including adequate staffing at the State...

Criminal Legal Aid Scheme619. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which free legal aid continues to be made available in respect of those on bail on foot of serious crime who have re-offended; and...

Garda Strength620. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total strength of An Garda Síochána throughout County Kildare in each of the past seven years to date with particular reference to...

Missing Persons Data621. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons reported as missing in each of the past three years to date; the number traced; and if he will make a statement on the...

Garda Investigations622. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the case of Fr. Niall Molloy; and when the current review will be completed. [19614/14]

Coroners Service623. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the inquest into the murder of a person (details supplied) was adjourned for the 13th time in...

Garda Investigations624. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met with a person (details supplied) to discuss the death of their baby and to discuss with them the significant number of questions...

Asylum Seeker Accommodation625. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that Ireland's direct provision system was 14 years old last week, his plans to get rid of the current system and replace it...

Garda Operations626. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is giving consideration to the need for an urgent and comprehensive independent inquiry into the policing of the Corrib gas project in view...

Gambling Legislation627. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ban the practice of single-manning in betting offices in the forthcoming gambling control Bill; and the date on which this legislation...

Commissions of Investigation628. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider, at the request of the family, the inclusion of a case (details supplied) in the investigation by Mr. Justice Fennelly into...

Garda Recruitment629. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of recruitment envisaged to An Garda Síochána in 2014; the number of applicants that may be held in reserve from this process...

Prisoner Transportation630. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount it has cost to provide taxis to transfer prisoners from County Donegal to the various prisons across the State in the years 2012, 2013...

Visa Agreements631. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to make it easier for visitors from China to obtain a tourist to visit here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19709/14]

Defence Forces Recruitment632. To ask the Minister for Defence if there are any competitions being held for recruitment to the cadet corps; if he will provide full details of same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Naval Service Vessels633. To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to a recent incident regarding possible exposure to asbestos at the naval base at Haulbowline, County Cork, the steps that...

Defence Forces Personnel634. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will consider reviewing the upper service limit of 21 years in respect of privates and corporals in the Defence Forces; if he will have regard to...

Civil Defence635. To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of payment per week to Civil Defence instructors and the number of persons throughout the country to which this is being paid and the commitment...

Defence Forces Reserve638. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of the Reserve Defence Force discharged, resigned or retired by rank since 1 December 2012; the number posted non-effective since that date; the...

Army Equitation School639. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to purchase additional horses for the Defence Forces Equitation School; if he will provide details of any plans; and if he will make a statement on...

Kyoto Protocol640. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has compiled any data on the role that hedgerows play in carbon sequestration and thereby in meeting Ireland's obligations...

Foreshore Licence Applications641. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the significant build up of silt in Annagassan harbour, County Louth which has been problematic for at least two years...

Equine Imports642. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to rule number 3.5.2 of the Show Jumping Ireland rule book and a newspaper article (details...

Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments643. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payment of the grassland scheme for 2013 (details supplied). [18540/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments644. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in County Kerry awaiting 2013 payments under the area aid scheme. [18542/14]

Severe Weather Events Response645. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application has been made by Cork County Council to repair the Gabion walls adjacent to coastal footpath at Fountainstown...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications646. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal regarding the stocking density under the disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details...

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility647. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if outstanding moneys will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [18638/14]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform648. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take into consideration the views-proposals of a person (details supplied) in County Longford regarding the distribution...

Agriculture Schemes Eligibility649. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given further consideration to his proposals to exclude young farmers (details supplied) who were farming pre-2013 from the...

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments650. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment option scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he...

Animal Welfare651. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases that have been prosecuted on indictment for animal cruelty; the number of sentences of imprisonment that have...

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments652. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a rural environment protection scheme payment will issue in respect of a person ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he...

Agriculture Schemes Data653. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount paid in tabular form, broken down county by county under the following schemes for the past three years, single farm...

Meat Processing Plant Inspections654. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the checks and oversight carried out by his Department to ensure the mechanical grading systems in the meat processing plants is...

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments655. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment options scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility657. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine under new single farm payment rules if a farmer decides in 2015 to lease entitlements do they retain ownership of them or lose them...

Agriculture Schemes Eligibility658. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons who are farming in an SAC area are not being compensated under the terms of a EU directive; and if he will make a...

Control of Horses659. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that 80% of horses seized by local authorities are being destroyed, if he will take action to lift the effective...

Tax Code660. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any tax incentives available to landowners leasing-renting their land for conacre. [19220/14]

Severe Weather Events Response661. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme whereby forestry owners who have had their forests destroyed by wind damage will receive compensation...

Equine Data667. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equines that were exported live for Ireland for slaughter in Europe in 2013; the number of thoroughbred equines that...

Salmon Hardship Scheme668. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the moneys paid out from the salmon hardship scheme; to whom; and the monitoring that was...

Agriculture Schemes Payments669. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 29 January 2014, when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their AEOS...

Agriculture Schemes Eligibility670. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the...

Single Payment Scheme Payments671. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will...

Turbary Rights672. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 4 February 2014, the history of the plot in question; his views that this plot was...

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments673. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their payments relating to AEOS for 2013; and if he will make a...

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Administration674. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of ongoing practices relating to TB testing, if it is still the position of his Department that a test must take place when...

Forestry Grants675. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding afforestation grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19604/14]

Agriculture Schemes Eligibility676. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment on a revised area on a single farm and disadvantaged area aid scheme application will issue in respect of a person...

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility677. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on...

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments678. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment options scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the...

Child Care Costs680. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if subventions from private providers will be reintroduced to allow for a level playing field as private providers make up 70% of the child...

Early Child Care Education681. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the second free preschool year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18736/14]

Departmental Funding682. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the funding allocations from the Department for Women's Aid services in each county in 2011, 2012, 2013...

Departmental Agencies684. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 1 April 2014 the oversight and inspection arrangements that are in place under the service...

Departmental Funding686. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure more funding is provided to a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

National Youth Work Advisory Committee687. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the work of the national youth work advisory committee; the term of office of the current committee; and...

Children Services Committees688. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 598 of 28 May 2013, if she will provide an update on the establishment and development of child...

Youth Work Projects Funding690. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 16 January 2014, if the value for money review of youth work funding schemes has been...

Departmental Reports691. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 15 April, 2014, the date on which departmental officials will forward a copy of this report....

Inter-Country Adoptions692. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Adoption Authority of Ireland has completed its consideration of the submissions from Helping Hands Adoption Mediation Agency and...

Youth Guarantee695. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding voluntary youth organisations and their need to be involved in the roll-out of the youth guarantee as the...

Legislative Measures696. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding provisions in the Children First Bill 2014 for children sexually abused (details supplied); and if she will make a...

Child Care Services Regulation697. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to reports regarding a three year old boy escaping from a child care centre on the Balgaddy road, whereby two different versions...

Missing Children698. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of times the 116000 number has been contacted; and her views on whether the 116000 number is sufficiently advertised and has...

Health Services Staff701. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to issues faced by residential health care staff working on sleepover duty in view of the fact that some...

Family Support Services702. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a family support centre (details supplied) in County Cork can be recognised by the Child and Family Agency; and if she will make a...

Child Care Costs703. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the benefits of tax credits for persons using child care; if such a measure would assist working parents; if she will consider...

Death Certificates Issues705. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the cost of a death certificate has increased from €8 to €20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18596/14]

Health Services Staff706. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the Haddington Road agreement, if persons in the health service who have a standard working week of 35 hours and who are now required to work an...

Pension Provisions708. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who retired from the Health Service Executive in February 2014 has not received entitlements by way...

Medical Card Eligibility709. To ask the Minister for Health the reason income is calculated at 2.3% on savings of more than €72,000 for a couple for the purposes of applying for a medical card in view of the fact...

Medical Qualifications Issues710. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State per annum and in total for every medical student that qualifies in Irish universities; his views that many of these students leave...

National Lottery Funding Disbursement711. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide capital funding for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18546/14]

Health Services Funding712. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the potential savings in Health Service Executive current expenditure through a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...

Hospitals Policy713. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures employed to ensure that each hospital in the country is achieving value for money in respect of cleaning services; if there is a single uniform...

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage714. To ask the Minister for Health the differences between a medical card and long-term illness book; the benefits for persons to move from a medical card to a long-term illness book when they...

Primary Medical Certificates Applications715. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...

Freedom of Information Requests716. To ask the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department between 1 January 2013 and 11 April 2014; the number of these requests that relate to...

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications717. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in (details supplied) in Dublin South will receive orthotic footwear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18565/14]

Pension Provisions718. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18576/14]

Health Services Issues719. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider urgent concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18577/14]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications720. To ask the Minister for Health if a hearing aid will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18592/14]

Medical Card Applications721. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18598/14]

Medical Card Reviews722. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal did not receive a medical card review form and if they will be recompensed for the charges they are...

Medical Card Applications723. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ambulance Service Response Times725. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan had to wait for more than two hours for an ambulance to arrive; and if he will make a statement on...

Medical Card Applications726. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Medical Card Drugs727. To ask the Minister for Health if medication (details supplied) will be included on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18639/14]

Medical Card Applications728. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [18650/14]

Services for People with Disabilities729. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative transport and other facilities of a supportive nature remaining available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...

Medical Card Applications730. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in the case of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who along with his...

Mental Health Services Provision731. To ask the Minister for Health the exact date when the new psychiatric unit will be open at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. [18682/14]

Medical Card Data734. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards returned voluntarily by persons who were medical card holders but who are no longer eligible to hold a medical card because of...

Maternity Services735. To ask the Minister for Health the current total annual cost of the maternity and infant care antenatal combined care scheme, including a breakdown of the amount that goes to general...

Midwifery Services737. To ask the Minister for Health when he will act on the recommendation from the 2003 Brenner independent review of the pilot domiciliary projects to the domiciliary birth group for a more...

Maternity Services738. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the membership of the newly-formed national review group of maternity services; if he will confirm that this includes lay representatives...

EU Directives739. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the transposing of the EU patient mobility directive into Irish law, the implications for the Irish health consumer; the...

Redundancy Payments740. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding an ex gratia redundancy payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18701/14]

Disabilities Services Funding741. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the amount of public funding that was cut from disability services (details supplied) in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement...

Medical Card Applications743. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...

Medical Card Eligibility744. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in determination of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...

Medical Card Applications745. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18711/14]

Medical Card Reviews747. To ask the Minister for Health if reassessment is complete in respect of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when a decision will...

Medical Card Appeals748. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an appeal will be completed in respect of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...

Medical Card Applications749. To ask the Minister for Health if a completed application for a medical card was received in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Medical Card Eligibility751. To ask the Minister for Health if a review has been completed in respect of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make...

Medical Card Applications752. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18718/14]

Medical Card Appeals754. To ask the Minister for Health if an appeal has been lodged in respect of a decision to refuse medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...

Health Services Provision755. To ask the Minister for Health the reason podiatry testing has been withdrawn at the Living Health Clinic in Mitchelstown County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18728/14]

Disability Support Services Provision756. To ask the Minister for Health the funding streams that have been put in place for the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18733/14]

Medical Card Appeals757. To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which the conclusion was reached that the applicant's medical condition is not chronic and life-threatening in the case of a person (details...

Health Services Issues758. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 27 March 2014, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive [18753/14]

Medical Card Delays759. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical review will be finalised in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath which has been ongoing for almost four months; and if he...

Hospital Appointment Delays760. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is given appointment in the Adelaide Hospital as soon as possible as this case has been...

Medical Card Eligibility761. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for a medical card in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a...

Health Services Provision762. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding respite care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18775/14]

Medical Card Applications763. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [18779/14]

Medical Card Data764. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued to those over the age of 70 in January 2013, February 2013 and March 2013 compared to the number of medical cards issued to...

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage765. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the inclusion of fampridine in the drug purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18788/14]

Irish Blood Transfusion Service766. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the lifetime MSM ban on blood donation; if he will instruct the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to move towards a less restrictive regime;...

Infectious Diseases Incidence767. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a tabular breakdown of the number of instances of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases found among MSM, WSW and MSW for each of the...

Hospital Appointment Status768. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18809/14]

Medical Card Applications769. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [18820/14]

Hospital Accommodation Provision770. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the additional space and facilities which will be made available in terms of paediatric ED services in the extension to the...

Care Services771. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to refurbish St Elizabeth Court, Care Facilty, North Circular Road, Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18824/14]

Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times772. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently engage the Special Delivery Unit to develop a solution to the ongoing and unsustainable situation regarding patients being treated on...

Hospital Data773. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the activities of the Special Delivery Unit since 1 January 2014 in the case of all of the major emergency...

Prompt Payments774. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Health Service Executive and his Department in interest due to a late payment and not meeting its obligations under the prompt payment...

Midwifery Services775. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish details of the nursing midwifery graduate initiative; if the initiative is open for applications and the numbers of graduates facilitated by...

Medical Card Appeals776. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an appeal of a medical card decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he if will make a...

Medical Card Applications777. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [18880/14]

Health Services Provision778. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18882/14]

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage779. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug myleran is not covered by the drugs payment scheme; if there is any likelihood of it being so; and if he will make a statement on the...

Obesity Strategy780. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given towards establishing market regulations for foods high in sugar and fat. [18886/14]

Irish Blood Transfusion Service781. To ask the Minister for Health if all blood donors are tested before donating blood and if so, the reason men who have sex with men cannot donate once tested and cleared like other blood...

Speech and Language Therapy782. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to ensure child speech and language therapists are replaced during maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the...

Medical Card Eligibility784. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that, in the context of the ongoing reviews of medical card provision, all survivors of symphysiotomy and pubiotomy will continue to retain...

HSE Staffing785. To ask the Minister for Health if a position (details supplied) within the Health Service Executive in County Wicklow has been filled and the timeframe within which the position has been...

Health Promotion Issues786. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of Schools for Health in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18907/14]

Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility787. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme for the motorised transport grant can be expected; and if persons who received a primary medical certificate after the abolition of the old...

Medical Card Applications788. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from the Health Service Executive when a decision will be made on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in...

Social Workers Register790. To ask the Minister for Health when CORU, which regulates health and social care professionals in Ireland, began to charge persons who did not study in the Twenty-six Counties €410...

Health Services Issues791. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a national database for those diagnosed with coeliac disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18943/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists795. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois may expect to have their heart bypass operation at St. James's Hospital in Dublin 8; and if he will make a...

Health Services Provision796. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who has motor neurone disease to remain at home while receiving invasive ventilation; and...

Medical Card Eligibility797. To ask the Minister for Health the number of men, women and children who are wheelchair dependent and have been removed from the medical card scheme following the withdrawal of a large...

Medical Card Applications798. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo and if it will be expedited; and if he will make a...

Care Services799. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be transferred to new residential care from the existing provision. [18993/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists800. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 will have their appointment for surgery in the Mater Hospital following an urgent referral from St. James's...

Patient Safety Agency Establishment803. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the planned patient safety authority, if this agency will be underpinned by primary legislation, and if the proposed authority...

Generic Drugs Substitution804. To ask the Minister for Health if the efficacy of generic drugs is as good as the drugs produced under patent by pharmaceutical companies; his views on whether those on medical cards who are...

Health Services Provision805. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a response to the stroke survivors survey launched on 7 April 2014 by the Irish Heart Foundation. [19017/14]

Nursing Home Services807. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures employed by the Health Service Executive, or his Department, to ensure that registered providers of nursing home care agree a contract with each...

EU Directives808. To ask the Minister for Health when the cross-border health care directive will be transposed into Irish law. [19044/14]

Hospital Services809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to dermatology services in Waterford Regional Hospital, including the current staffing position in relation to...

Hospital Staff811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to ensuring that full teams of support staff are available in the dermatology unit in Waterford Regional Hospital, including details on the...

Hospital Services812. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a scheduled procedure was cancelled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork at very short notice; when an alternative date will be...

Health Services Provision813. To ask the Minister for Health the basis upon which he deems that hospitals need business plans and his further views that this promotes an ethos of treating health as a commodity. [19052/14]

Hospital Services814. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the Rotunda Hospital's business plan. [19053/14]

National Lottery Funding Applications815. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application for national lottery funds from his Department in relation to application which was submitted in September 2013...

Medical Card Reviews816. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for a review of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/14]

Disability Support Services Provision817. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to section 13 of Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, if he will since the introduction of the Act provide a list of the aggregate needs identified...

Respite Care Services819. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the respite services that are available in south County Dublin. [19087/14]

Medical Card Reviews821. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the recent refusal of medical card review in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...

Disability Support Services Issues822. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 12 March 2014, relating to assessments of need and service statements under the Disability Act 2005, if he will...

Ambulance Service Response Times825. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance service took a person (details supplied) to Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe as opposed to University Hospital Galway when the...

Medical Card Reviews826. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19114/14]

Medical Card Applications827. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Medical Card Reviews828. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in receipt of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19175/14]

Mental Health Services Provision829. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of places available in long-term care/support facilities for those with mental health issues in the mid-west region; the total number of these...

Medical Card Reviews830. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19178/14]

Charities Regulation831. To ask the Minister for Health the specific health and safety standards, other employment protections and the hourly rate of payment offered to employees/trainees of Rehab who have been...

Dental Services Provision833. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the waiting lists for children with a disability for dental services for each Health Service Executive region;...

Departmental Budgets834. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of over-spend in his budget that the Department of Health will have in this financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19189/14]

Health Services Provision835. To ask the Minister for Health if implementation of the national diabetic retinal screening programme has been contracted out to different organisations/providers; if so the details of those...

Medical Card Reviews840. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied). [19205/14]

Medical Card Data841. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards as of 1 April 2014; the total number of GP cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of card issued on a...

Health Services Issues842. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay of seven to eight weeks for the results of X-rays to be given to patients in County Meath. [19227/14]

Medical Card Eligibility843. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the entitlement of an Irish citizen, who worked and paid stamps in the UK for a long period, to a medical card here; if they must go...

Hospital Appointment Status844. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an urgent operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Health Services Expenditure845. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive provide any financial supports for families who have to travel long distances to hospitals with children who...

Medical Card Reviews846. To ask the Minister for Health further to the Health Service Executive reviews of eligibility that are to be conducted in a risk-assessed manner for approximately one million medical card...

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision847. To ask the Minister for Health if any assistance towards the provision of a wheelchair can be given in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...

Mental Health Services Provision848. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); the reason it has taken seven months to secure a meeting with the CAMH service in...

Infectious Disease Screening Service(1 comment) 849. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to make the condition of Lyme disease more widely known to the general public and the medical profession including the causes of and the...

Hospital Appointment Status850. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19285/14]

Health Services Staff851. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues faced by residential health care staff working on sleepover duty in view of the fact that some residential care staff...

Hospital Bed Data852. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification regarding hospitals charging the VHI for hospital bed use despite the fact that a significant number of patients never...

Ambulance Service Response Times853. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the deployment of ambulance and other medical emergency response vehicles, the consideration he has given for the use of mobile phone...

Audiology Services Provision854. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ten audiology graduates are now being told that their jobs are possibly going to be pulled and they are to pay...

Health Services Staff855. To ask the Minister for Health when County Kerry will have a suicide resource officer appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19306/14]

Services for People with Disabilities856. To ask the Minister for Health the annual total allocation from the HSE for people with disabilities in Clare for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...

Health Services Funding857. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19314/14]

Medical Card Applications859. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford. [19316/14]

Hospital Services860. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recently purchased MRI scanner at Connolly hospital, the numbers waiting for an MRI scan in the hospital; the number of MRI specialist...

Ambulance Service Provision861. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that there are only two ambulances on duty in Longford every day except Monday and Tuesday; his views on whether this is sufficient; if his...

Medical Card Delays862. To ask the Minister for Health when a full medical card, already approved on income grounds, will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [19325/14]

Medical Card Applications863. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [19326/14]

Universal Health Insurance Provision864. To ask the Minister for Health the implications for the PRSI system from the introduction of universal health insurance; if citizens will continue to pay PRSI in the same fashion when UHI is...

Medical Card Applications865. To ask the Minister for Health the reason after over a month of sending back further information to PCRS that it still has not been looked at for a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...

Disability Diagnoses866. To ask the Minister for Health if a directive has issued that the Health Service Executive can disregard the professional diagnosis of autism and therefore deprive children of access to...

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision868. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the need for a new approach to the provision of services for persons with neurological conditions was recognised and that the national...

Prescription Charges869. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a comprehensive list of medical conditions in respect of which prescription charges do not apply; and if he will make a statement on the...

Hospital Staff870. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 642 of 8 April 2014, the organisations that provided the funding for the extra remuneration for senior Rotunda hospital...

Hospital Services871. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the procedure for being referred for blood tests to St. James's Hospital has been changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19350/14]

Disability Support Services Issues872. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for persons with autism when they finish school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19356/14]

Hospital Appointment Status873. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19367/14]

Transport Costs874. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive last concluded a tendering process for the provision of taxi services in Cork City and County; when the next tendering...

Medical Card Appeals875. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in re-issuing a person (details supplied) with a medical card who suffers from Huntington’s disease and is receiving palliative...

Medical Card Applications876. To ask the Minister for Health if he will process a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19373/14]

Hospital Services877. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the haemodialysis unit in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19377/14]

Health Services Staff878. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a transfer by a Health Service Executive employee (details supplied) currently based in County Waterford in view of...

Hospital Appointment Status879. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a date for their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19385/14]

Medical Card Drugs880. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 does not have their medication covered by their medical card. [19387/14]

Hospital Admissions881. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed in Dun Laoghaire rehabilitation unit will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [19407/14]

Hospital Appointment Delays882. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in arranging a hip operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite same. [19411/14]

Nursing Home Repayment Scheme884. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the payment requirements under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement...

Hospital Appointment Status885. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive an appointment date at Summerhill Mental Health Clinic; and if he will make a statement on the...

Health Services Provision892. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Ehlers Danlos syndrome; if he will address the matters raised; and if he will make a statement on the...

Medical Card Administration893. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card file in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has not yet been sent from PCRS to the Health Service Executive appeals...

Hospital Procedures894. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a hip replacement. [19450/14]

Health Services Access895. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of child assessment services in the Lucan area; the action being taken to address this situation; and if he will...

HSE Funding896. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of organisations currently in receipt of Health Service Executive funding; if such organisations are subject to a service level...

Health Services Funding897. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [19487/14]

Medical Card Eligibility898. To ask the Minister for Health the reason discretionary medical cards (details supplied) are still being removed form patients despite his claims that discretionary medical cards are not...

Hospital Appointment Delays899. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time for a public patient (details supplied) in County Kerry to receive an appointment for an eye operation in...

Home Help Service Provision900. To ask the Minister for Health if home-help assistance in respect of some household chores can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a...

Medical Card Data901. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards currently under review, broken down by county; the reason retired persons who have previously worked in another EU state and who...

Medical Card Eligibility902. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who was in receipt of a non-means tested medical card based on previous contributions while working...

Home Help Service Provision903. To ask the Minister for Health if daily assistance or assistance every second day from a public health nurse can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and...

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage904. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including a medication (details supplied) on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19503/14]

Health Services Provision905. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting two years for an eye test and an assessment for autism; and when this person may expect to receive an...

Nursing Home Subventions906. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the amount required to be paid by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of the nursing home support scheme who has a very...

Medical Card Applications907. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...

Audiology Services Provision909. To ask the Minister for Health if a hearing aid will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow [19562/14]

Hospital Accommodation Provision910. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of patients regularly on trolleys in South Tipperary General Hospital; his views on whether these continued and...

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage911. To ask the Minister for Health the reason juvenile arthritis is not recognised as a lifelong illness (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19574/14]

Hospital Facilities912. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the Health Service Executive has for upgrading the paediatric unit at Cork University Hospital; the plans to improve the facilities at the hospital...

Hospital Appointment Status913. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect an appointment at the Regional Hospital Limerick. [19619/14]

General Practitioner Training915. To ask the Minister for Health if all medical referee doctors are trained to examine fibromyalgia sufferers; and are they aware of the eighteen tender points and the severe pain touching...

Health Services Provision916. To ask the Minister for Health the options and supports available to a person (details supplied) in County Longford who has been recommended for surgery in a foreign country; and if he will...

Medical Internships917. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that medical interns in hospitals are properly shadowed and are not making decisions without the support of a senior doctor;...

Medical Card Administration918. To ask the Minister for Health the reason after a medical card holder is given a prescription in a hospital, they then have to ask their doctor to get the prescription put on their medical...

Home Care Packages919. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term home care package in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19702/14]

Medical Card Appeals920. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/14]

Medical Card Administration922. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlement of a person (details supplied) to access medical services; if they are entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the...

Motor Insurance Regulation923. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure the MIBI fund will be used to cover person's policies following the collapse of Setanta Insurance (details supplied);...

Cycling Facilities Provision924. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has further future plans for funding greenways and cycling routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18544/14]

National Roads Authority Projects925. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the Commercial Court decision of 11 April 2014, on the N86; and if he will make a statement on the...

Sporting Organisations926. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support Kilbarrack FC on matters in 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18586/14]

Rail Services927. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Irish Rail services from Galway, via Limerick, to Cork, the fourth, third and second largest cities in the State take from 3...

Railway Stations Car Park Charges930. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he believes pay and display at Irish Rail car parks, which requires customers to decide in advance the exact return train they will...

Freedom of Information Remit931. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in the absence of any competition to Irish Rail, he is of the opinion that Irish Rail can legitimately use the excuse of commercial...

Road Safety Strategy932. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a long-standing road safety campaign in Sweden entitled the Vision Zero Initiative; and if a similar...

Sports Capital Programme Applications933. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a sports capital grant in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Cork; when the grants will be allocated;...

Rail Services934. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current status of Dunleer, County Louth train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Parking Provision936. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a decision to disallow a disabled parking permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; if he will...

Driver Licences937. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was recently deemed not to have an entitlement to a category BE licence; the reason...

Taxi Regulations939. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the vehicle age limit for taxis will be abolished to accommodate road worthy older vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the...

Public Transport Issues940. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to ensure the continuity of bus services for the people of County Donegal following the appointment of a...

Driver Licences941. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a problem has been identified in the driving licence application system where some persons who have already completed a medical exam...

Sports Capital Programme Applications942. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will approve the application of a college (details supplied) for a sports capital grant to build an all-weather, astro turf sports...

Public Transport Issues944. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when there will be on-street signage at the bus stops in Skerries giving real time information to commuters; and if he will make a...

Road Safety945. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if Kildare County Council has applied for funding for the...

Public Transport Provision946. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has monitored and continues to monitor the number of passengers travelling through Dublin Airport compared to other...

Swimming Pool Projects947. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding funding for an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to upgrade the swimming pool on the premises; the...

Public Transport Provision948. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if due to significant demand, a regular and efficient bus service between the areas of Maynooth and Clane can be facilitated with...

Airport Development Projects949. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had to date with the Dublin Airport Authority to ensure the viability of Cork Airport in view of the fact that US...

Road Safety950. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to provide the necessary funding as a matter of priority, to address a very dangerous lag...

Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers951. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 8 April 2014, in view of the fact that these figures are not available on-line, if he will...

Public Transport Provision952. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a review of the platform length at Croke Park train station will be undertaken by Irish Rail and National Transport Authority with a...

Road Traffic Legislation954. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the commencement and progress of implementation of the Road Traffic Act 2014; and if he will make a...

Ministerial Meetings955. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he last met the chief executive officer and chairman of Dublin Bus; the topics discussed; the details of future meetings; and if he...

Tourism Industry Issues956. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts by Tourism Ireland to undertake a major tourism drive on billboards promoting tourism here in the US; and if he will make a...

Road Traffic Legislation957. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed changes to be introduced under the Road Traffic Bill (No. 2) 2013 specifically the changes...

Driver Licences958. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority is processing applications from drivers who have requested to have the entitlement to tow a trailer of...

Local Improvements Scheme959. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make an allocation to local authorities to fund works under the local improvement scheme and thereby remove their discretion...

Taxi Regulation Review Report Implementation962. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the inadequate, short window made for taxi owners to sell their licences, from 1 April 2014 to 4 April...

National Monuments963. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the policy of closing national monuments, buildings and exhibitions on public and bank holidays is counterproductive...